(a) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations creating a system for the prevention of mental retardation caused by phenylketonuria, galactosemia, tyrosinemia, homocystinuria, maple syrup urine disease, hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and such other inherited metabolic disorders as may be determined in the future to cause mental retardation if undiagnosed and untreated. The system shall have five components: screening newborns for the disorders; retrieving potentially affected screenees back into the health care system; accomplishing specific diagnoses; initiating and continuing therapy; and assessing the program.

(b) The entire process for screening, retrieval, and diagnosis must occur within the first three weeks of an infant's life, and the system shall be structured to meet this critical need.

(c) The department shall be responsible for the screening of all newborns for the disorder and shall be responsible for assessment of the program.

(d) The department shall, to the extent state or federal funds are available for such purposes, including but not limited to funds provided under Title V of the Social Security Act, the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant, provide for retrieving potentially affected screenees back into the health care system; accomplishing specific diagnoses; initiating and continuing therapy; and assessing the program.

(e) Because the rudiments of such a system already exist, the department shall utilize appropriate existing resources whenever possible and shall cause the coordination and cooperation of agencies and organizations having resources necessary for the creation of an effective system.